Saturday 22 May 2004

It was Saturday, under the sign of Gemini. The US president was George W. Bush (Republican).
In that special week of May people in US were listening to Burn by Usher.
In UK F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) by Eamon was in the top 5 hits.
The Day After Tomorrow, directed by Roland Emmerich, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2004
while Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Detective Conan.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing A Quiet Weekend in Capri or Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

Famous Birthdays:

Facts:

The U.S. town of Hallam, Nebraska, is wiped out by a powerful F4 tornado (part of the May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence) that broke a width record at an astounding 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide, which kills one resident.

Dr. Manmohan Singh assumes office as the 17th and first Sikh Prime Minister of the Republic Of India.

A section of the ceiling in Terminal 2E at Paris's Charles de Gaulle International Airport collapses, claiming at least 6 lives.

Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi visits North Korea, to secure the release of the families of the 9 abducted Japanese citizens returned earlier.

Books

A #1 New York Times Bestseller Bob Woodward's latest landmark account of Washington decision-making provides an authoritative behind-the-scenes narrative examining the causes and consequences of the most controversial war since Vietnam.

The bestselling phenomenon continues with the newest South Beach Diet cookbook.The amazing success of the first three South Beach Diet books has made publishing history with 14 million copies combined - and is still going strong.

PREMIUM MASS MARKET EDITION #1 Worldwide Bestseller—More Than 80 Million Copies Sold As millions of readers around the globe have already discovered, The Da Vinci Code is a reading experience unlike any other.

Based on the nation's #1 bestsellerPublished in January 2004, The South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide has sold more than three million copies and has continuously topped national bestseller lists.